The Worshiping Church ‎#192

192. O Sing a Song of Bethlehem

1 O sing a song of Bethlehem, of shepherds watching there,
and of the news that came to them from angels in the air:
the light that shone on Bethlehem fills all the world today;
of Jesus’ birth and peace on earth the angels sing alway.

2 O sing a song of Nazareth, of sunny days of joy,
O sing of fragrant flowers’ breath, and of the sinless Boy:
for now the flowers of Nazareth in every heart may grow;
now spreads the fame of his dear name on all the winds that blow.

3 O sing a song of Galilee, of lake and woods and hill,
of him who walked upon the sea and bade the waves be still:
for though, like waves on Galilee, dark seas of trouble roll,
when faith has heard the Master’s word, falls peace upon the soul.

4 O sing a song of Calvary, its glory and dismay;
of him who hung upon the tree, and took our sins away:
for he who died on Calvary is risen from the grave,
and Christ, our Lord, by heaven adored, is mighty now to save.

Text Information

• First Line: O sing a song of Bethlehem
• Title: O Sing a Song of Bethlehem
• Author: Louis F. Benson (1899)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Language: English
• Publication Date: 1990
• Scripture:
  Micah 5:2
  ;
  Matthew 2:6
  ;
  Matthew 21:11
  ;
  Luke 2:51
  ;
  Luke 23:33
  ;
  John 18:37
• Topic: Biblical Places: Bethlehem, Nazareth, Galilee; Jesus Christ: Birth; Jesus Christ: Earthly Life and Ministry; Jesus Christ: Resurrection; Jesus Christ: Sinlessness; Jesus Christ: Suffering

Tune Information

• Name: KINGSFOLD
• Arranger: Ralph Vaughan Williams (1906)
• Meter: C.M.D.
• Key: e minor
• Copyright: Music used by permission of Oxford University Press